Saturday 2 March 2013

DAMOCHE’S MURDER: Tension In LASU, Students Fear Reprisal Attacks

There is palpable sense of fear among students of the Lagos State University, Ojo, on Friday over the likelihood of reprisal attacks following the murder of hip-hop musician, Damilola Olaniyan, popularly known as Damino Damoche.
While expressing that fear, some of the students alleged that Damoche was a member of a campus cult and may have been killed by members of a rival gang. 
A female student said many of her colleagues fled the campus with their bags after Jumat prayers on Friday. Hear her:  “Damoche was a 400-Level student of Business Administration. He was waiting for a bus at the bus stop near the rear gate on LASU-Iba Road after a football match when he was shot by some boys on a motorcycle. I think he died immediately. The school marshals took him to the school’s clinic, but by then he was dead. I saw them carrying him. His body was lifeless. The school is calm now but I am sure something is still going to happen. We are all being careful at this moment.” 

 
Another student said that the artiste was shot after a football match: “A lot of people here are saying he was a member of the Buccaneer Confraternity. Two rival cults – Eiye and Black Axe – had a confrontation sometime ago. They later reached a truce and tackled the Black Axe together. They allegedly killed a Black Axe member sometime ago. So, Damoche’s murder may have been in retaliation for that killing. He was shot around 4pm. By 6pm, people were advised to steer clear of LASU-Iba Road,” he said. 
The student also said he was sure that things would still heat up in the school.
“The campus is calm now because of school marshals but people did not go for lectures because of what happened. Students are scared that there may be revenge attacks,” he added.
Meanwhile, Damoche’s friends have been paying tributes to him on social media.
LASU’s spokesperson, Dr. Sola Fosudo, described the incident as “a civil case.”
Fosudo said, “What do you mean by how we are reacting to the incident? Where did you hear that he was shot by cultists? Don’t ever work on rumours in your life. I said it is a civil case. He was shot outside the school premises. The police will handle the matter. How do you expect us to tighten security? Does the school have a police post? The police will handle the matter.”
According to reports, Damoche’s  remains had been deposited at the Badagry General Hospital morgue.

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